RPC VII.2, 2679

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2679
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Colybrassus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΛΥΒΡΑϹϹΕΩΝ
Edition Κολυβρασσέων
Translation of the Colybrassians
Reverse design Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.33 g
Axis 6, 11
Reference Watson 598
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 2684/1–2 (Carallia), 2685/1–8 (Carallia). 1–4: same rev. die as RPC VI 5970/1–7, 2680/1–9, RPC VIII 2152/1, RPC VIII 2153/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1891,0503.15 BMC 7
2 2     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 759 = Nollé, Götter p. 19, no. 4
3 3     C. Rhodes coll. = Naumann 96, 1 Nov. 2020, lot 473 = Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 799 = M&M GmbH 19, 16 May 2006, lot 117
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 106, 9 Jan. 2005, lot 201 = SNG Levante Supp. 47 = Waddell FPL 51, Apr. 1976, loy 150